The GANCC presents
Parent Planning with Purpose
A Hands-On Workshop for Parents of Adults with Disabilities
October 15, 2026
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mill Springs Academy
13660 New Providence Road
Alpharetta, Georgia
Everyone Is Welcome
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At the end of the day, parents are the ones who must understand the highly specialized, complex long-term plan for their individual child, connect the pieces, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. That means coordinating a already highly complex legal, financial, and government support planning. When parents don't understand the intricacies of each area, the long term risk can be be devastating.
The GANCC Parent Planning with Purpose Workshops is built to help navigate.
We're bringing together a special needs attorney and a financial advisor who specializes in disability planning into one room, at one table, for parents - to teach everyone how the legal and financial sides of a disabled adult's plan works together ... and how to manage it going forward.
Right now, most parents are flying blind.
Parents may be starting or already have a special need trust — but do you understand how to fund it? You may be applying for or already have government benefits in place — but do you know what triggers a loss of SSI or Medicaid? You may be creating a will and an estate plan — but does your extended family know how to leave money to your child without destroying the benefits they depend on?
For example, Grandma passes away and leaves your child an inheritance directly - with nothing but love behind it. The money hits your child's bank account. Suddenly they're over the resource limit. SSI - gone. Medicaid - suspended. Support, medication, daily care - all at risk. Not because of bad intentions, but because the family didn't understand the highly complex rules.
This is preventable ... and we are here to help you understand how it all works.
What parents walk away with.
The knowledge to understand how your child's legal and financial plan works as one integrated system. A roadmap connecting the legal documents to a real funding strategy. The ability to ask the right questions, catch the gaps, and guide your family. The confidence to lead your child's planning team.
This workshop puts you in the driver's seat.
Our GANCC Parent Planning Workshop is here to teach you how the pieces fit together — trusts, government benefits, ABLE accounts, estate plans, inheritances, long-term funding — so that you can manage your child's plan with confidence. So you know what to ask your attorney. So you know what to tell your financial advisor. So you can sit down with your parents, your siblings, your family, and explain exactly how they can help without accidentally causing harm.
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The Presenters
DJ Jeyaram, JD
Mr. Jeyaram is with Jeyaram and Associates
Amanda Cocci0, ChFC, ChSNC
Ms. Coccia is with Edward Jones
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The Evening Agenda
6:00 - 6:20— Arrive, connect, enjoy a light dinner, snacks and beverages
6:20 – 6:30 — Opening remarks, Introductions
6:30– 6:55 — DJ Jeyaram, JD: Special Needs Attorney — Trusts, guardianship, inheritance protection
7:00 – 7:25 — Amanda Cocci0, ChFC, ChSNC, Chartered Special Needs Consultant and Financial Advisor — Funding strategies, long-term planning
7:30 – 8:00 — Small group session with one professional
8:00 – 8:30 — Groups rotate to second professional
8:30 — Closing remarks and end of event
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Finding Answers to Questions: What we hear from parents
"I have a special needs trust but I don't really understand how it works or how to fund it."
"My mother left money directly to my son. He lost his benefits for months."
"My attorney and financial advisor do not understand the complexities of special needs funding along with government barriers - and I don't know enough to bridge the gap."
"I don't know what questions I should be asking."
"My brother wants to leave something for my disabled daughter, and I have no idea how to guide him."
"I've been to the big seminars. I leave with information overload and no idea how it applies to my specific child and family’s situation."
This workshop is for you.
You're a parent or caregiver of an adult (or soon-to-be adult) with a disability. You have some pieces in place but don't fully understand how they connect. You want to learn how to manage and oversee your child's plan — not just delegate it. You want real answers to your specific questions in a room small enough to ask them.
And we're doing it the only way that works – keeping it small.
We cap this at 20 parents, broken into small groups of 10, working shoulder-to-shoulder with both professionals. Parents ask your questions. Parents hear other parents ask theirs. Everyone will begin to truly understand the legal and financial interconnectivity with more clarity and will leave understanding their own child's plan.
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The Details of Event
Date: Thursday, Ocotber 15, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Mill Springs Academy, 13660 New Providence Road, Alpharetta GA 30004
Dinner: A Light Dinner is provided along with snacks and beverages.
